37th Avenue & 97th Street

The four-way crossing of 37th Avenue and 97th Street is in North Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Transfiguration of Christ Greek Orthodox Church is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Junction Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them religious buildings, and 69 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Junction Blvd
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Junction Blvd/37 Av · Q72
Within a walk
6 places
5 religious buildings and 1 day care or pre-K site, within five minutes

Map

Layers
37th Avenue & 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Junction Blvd, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Junction Blvd 7
    1,170 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 90 St-Elmhurst Av 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Junction Blvd/37 Av, 320 feet away, for the Q72.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Junction Blvd/37 Av Q72
    320 feet
    Q72

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 37th Avenue and 97th Street.

  • 62 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 100 St & 37 Ave 20 docks in all
    830 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 114th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 97-15 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
21
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
North Corona
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 37th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 37th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 97th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 97th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 463794 and 467829.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Children’s Big Apple Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration of Christ Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    660 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 69 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 37th Avenue or 97th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.